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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1902
Page
3
Henry Fletcher colored was hanged at sunrise in St. Louis for the 1900 murder of Louis Roth aged 16. A 15 day reprieve was granted then a 10 day delay urged for new witnesses, prompting a final courtroom and governor’s decision before execution.
Governor Dockery says he read Circuit Attorney Folk's telegram at 1230 AM but postponed granting a reprieve. He wired Sheriff Dickman to stay the execution, the order sent at 6. The telegram arrived 35 minutes late and the call 10 minutes late. Dockery says Fletcher should have been executed and the second respite could only delay a few days.
Eugene F. Ware of Topeka Kansas chosen by the president to become commissioner of pensions succeeding Henry Clay Evans. Ware, born 1841 in Hartford, served in Civil War campaigns and Indian wars, practiced law from 1871, served in Kansas senate, and wrote under the pen name Iron Quill.
Topeka Kansas April 11 Eugene Ware learned he is to become pension commissioner despite saying he never applied for the post He noted he helped in the irrigation case with Attorney General Goddard and has only met the president thrice Roosevelt mentioned him through his writings and has not decided on acceptance.
Riot conditions spread from Bracquegnies to Brussels with thousands clashing with gendarmes. Police, guards, and cavalry patrol centers, while martial law looms and unions push for universal suffrage amid arrests and injuries.
In Colorado Springs on April 11 a major consolidation was announced uniting eight Cripple Creek district mining companies along the United Mines tunnel 9462 feet long. A new Colorado corporation with 5 million dollars capitalization will absorb Consolidated Mines New Zealand Damon Columbine Victor Battle Mountain Consolidated Columbine Gold Bonanza Queen and United Mines Transportation.
About 200 painters returned to work in Denver as master painters granted all demands. The new minimum wage is 3.50 dollars per day, a 50 cent rise, with a half holiday on Saturdays. An agreement covering two years was signed.
An advertisement claims irritating night coughs are relieved in ten minutes and cured by placing twenty drops of Hyomei on flannel worn to bed. It asserts direct inhalation clears air passages and destroys germs. Sold by druggists or mail order from R T Booth Co Ithaca NY with a five day free trial.
General MacArthur testified before the senate on the Philippines praising Filipino laborers as efficient workers paid $15 a month in Manila and Americans at $40. He said Filipinos could become skilled artisans and performers, noting their artistic temperament and potential to reach high development in any field.
A U S cable from Consul Malmros in Colon warns of a threatened attack on Bocas del Toro. The gunboat Machias speeds from San Domingo to Colon to relieve the withdrawn Marietta, aiming to reach the isthmus by tomorrow evening. American interests there are limited to fruit shipping and wharves.
George J. Ward of the Commercial Cable Company announced San Francisco will be the Pacific cable landing site. The route starts near the life saving station by Golden Gate Park and will run underground several miles through city streets to a terminal location.
Mrs Gleason of the Woman's Catholic Order of Forresters in Chicago extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female complaints weighted by distress and backache. She urges readers to believe the remedy will restore health and strength and shares her testimony.
Old letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing pelvic disorders and menstrual pain. Women from Chicago Ohio and Michigan describe relief after use and attribute improvements to the remedy and Mrs. Pinkham's guidance.
The Postal Telegraph company plans the first link in a new cable from this city to Honolulu, with completion anticipated before next Thanksgiving. Officials say the project will improve transpacific communications and connect distant markets.
Washington April 11 President Roosevelt said he would take no part in the Illinois senatorial contest. He described his relations with Senator Mason Representative Hopkins and Mr Dawes as friendly and stated his time is occupied with other matters. He emphasized he would not show partiality to any candidate.
The Carnegie free library for Great Falls will be built from Montana architects designs. The building committee will submit plans to the board by June 1. The most meritorious design will be chosen and the architect must complete details promptly to let the contract and begin work at the earliest possible time.
James Jackson, a 28 year old Black man, was hanged in Kansas City for the December murder of Prophet Everett over a dispute about ecards. He had previously shot another Black man years earlier. In his final days Jackson professed religion, and after Governor Dockery refused a respite he said he was glad and anxious to die.
Postal receipts for the 50 largest post offices in the country increased by 10 percent from March of last year. The total for these offices reached $5,267,665. Denver posted the largest rise at 37 percent.
Red Lodge April 11. Rocky Fork Coal Company announces that mines will resume operations next Monday morning. Strikers must report to work or quit and remove tools. discharged workers will have their places filled by imported labor. The notice cites adherence to State Coal Mine Inspector Welch’s order prohibiting car runs to bring miners from the slope.
Johannesburg reports for the Transvaal Colony that the fine gold output in March totaled 14 127 ounces.
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